Robert King

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Over the past 10 days, Anthem made two bids to acquire Cigna, with the last at about $175 a share, the Wall Street Journal reported. (AP Photo)Â

Insurer Anthem seeks to buy rival Cigna

Robert King · June 15, 2015 5:38 pm

"There is no such constitutional right" to live in the United States with one's spouse, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the majority opinion. (Getty Images file)

Supreme Court: Visas can be denied without explanation to spouses

Robert King · June 15, 2015 3:27 pm

Lawsuits to force insurers to pay for a procedure aren't new, but they could reflect a new reality for most insurers as they find a way to pay for high-priced drugs. (Wikimedia Commons)Â

Patient lawsuits over denials of pricey drugs pile up

Robert King · June 14, 2015 4:01 am

The Utah Dugway Proving Ground was inspected by the CDC,Â and lawmakers hope the documents will shed light on the shipments' safety lapses.

Lawmakers seek documents on anthrax scare

Robert King · June 12, 2015 9:45 pm

"Republicans in Congress have been working for months on policy solutions to ensure a workable transitional plan is ready when the Court comes down with their ruling," Orrin Hatch wrote. (AP Photo)Â

Hatch: GOP has alternatives to Obamacare

Robert King · June 12, 2015 3:25 pm

A healthcare reform specialist helps an individual compare health insurance plans. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

New data doubts Obamacare sticker shock

Robert King · June 11, 2015 3:30 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell testifies at a House Ways and Means hearing, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Obamacare officials seek to educate newly insured on care

Robert King · June 11, 2015 2:53 pm

In this Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 file photo, a woman, right, is injected by a healthcare worker as she takes part in an Ebola virus vaccine trial at the Redemption hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.Â Â (AP Photo)Â

FDA sued over secretive process for doling out Ebola drugs

Robert King · June 11, 2015 4:01 am

Jim Smith lies on a hospital bed during a demonstration of the wireless Carecast health information system June 11, 2003 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Doctors ‘terrified’ of electronic record adoption

Robert King · June 10, 2015 5:29 pm

Some major chicken producers, like Tysons, have agreed to scale back pre-emptive antibiotic use on livestock in an effort to combatÂ antibiotic resistance.Â (Getty)

CDC: Drug-resistant foodborne infections on the rise

Robert King · June 9, 2015 10:44 pm

A scientist observes chromosomes through a microscope at Birmingham Women's Hospital on Jan. 22, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Advocates play key part in getting new drugs for rare disease

Robert King · June 9, 2015 3:39 pm

The New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts is shown here on October 5, 2012. The pharmacy shipped allegedly tainted drugs all over the country, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people. (Getty)

Congress wants more regs on custom pharmaceuticals

Robert King · June 9, 2015 4:01 am